Florida's city between Fort Myers and Palm Beach on the shores of Lake Okeechobee promises charming inland environs and ...

Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the official end of slavery, is celebrated in a wide array of events across two weeks in ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by deputies in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack. Polk County Sheriff’s ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by deputies in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack. Polk County Sheriff ...

Polk County deputies shot Timothy Schulz, 42, on Monday morning, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. PCSO says Schulz swam across a lake before deputies arrived, then charged at deputies with garden ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — In a move to improve safety on local lakes, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved an ordinance repealing and restating the Polk County Waterway Protection Code.

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — In a move to improve safety on local lakes, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved an ordinance repealing and restating the Polk County Waterway Protection ...

Students in 44 of Florida's 67 counties, including Palm Beach County, will have to wait until next week. Students in seven counties, they'll be waiting until June for the last day of school.